Commonly Confused Words Worksheet

Vocabulary lesson 24: Commonly confused words · Set 717 · 40 questions

Word tip (Meaning first, then spelling): Decide what the sentence needs: an action (verb) or a thing (noun)? affect / advise are verbs; effect / advice are nouns. Use memory tricks: stationEry has e for envelopes; stationAry has a for “at rest”; dessert has a double s for “sweet stuff”. Read the finished sentence and check the meaning.

1. 1.Pick the right word: ___ raining, so take an umbrella. (a) Its (b) It's
2. 2.Pick the right word: This shirt is too ___; it needs to be tighter. (a) loose (b) lose
3. 3.Pick the right word: The ___ of the story is “always tell the truth”. (a) moral (b) morale
4. 4.Pick the right word: Please ___ this small gift. (a) except (b) accept
5. 5.Pick the right word: Camels ___ well to life in the desert. (a) adapt (b) adopt
6. 6.Pick the right word: Mind the last ___ as you go down. (a) stare (b) stair
7. 7.Pick the right word: We ___ the post office on our way to school. (a) passed (b) past
8. 8.Pick the right word: ___ the best singer in our class! (a) You're (b) Your
9. 9.Pick the right word: A flash of ___ lit up the sky. (a) lightning (b) lightening
10. 10.Pick the right word: Riya joined a computer ___. (a) course (b) coarse
11. 11.Pick the right word: Always ___ the book you took a fact from. (a) cite (b) site (c) sight
12. 12.Pick the right word: Dark clouds showed that rain was ___. (a) imminent (b) eminent
13. 13.Pick the right word: My teacher gave me some good ___. (a) advise (b) advice
14. 14.Pick the right word: I will call you ___. (a) latter (b) later
15. 15.Pick the right word: The goats ___ around the hills all day. (a) wander (b) wonder
16. 16.Pick the right word: Can you ___ me your eraser for a minute? (a) lend (b) borrow
17. 17.Pick the right word: My ___ told me to return the extra change. (a) conscious (b) conscience
18. 18.Pick the right word: The family decided to ___ a puppy from the shelter. (a) adopt (b) adapt
19. 19.Pick the right word: Please ___ to the next room. (a) proceed (b) precede
20. 20.Pick the right word: Everyone came to the party ___ Rohan. (a) except (b) accept
21. 21.Pick the right word: Come and sit ___ me. (a) besides (b) beside
22. 22.Pick the right word: The doctor will ___ you to rest. (a) advice (b) advise
23. 23.Pick the right word: We buy milk and curd from the ___. (a) dairy (b) diary
24. 24.Pick the right word: Too much screen time can ___ your eyes. (a) affect (b) effect
25. 25.Pick the right word: I bought pens and paper at the ___ shop. (a) stationery (b) stationary
26. 26.Pick the right word: The test was ___ easy. (a) quiet (b) quite
27. 27.Pick the right word: ___ maths, Riya also loves art. (a) Beside (b) Besides
28. 28.Pick the right word: Riya ___ me on my neat handwriting. (a) complimented (b) complemented
29. 29.Pick the right word: The patient was ___ and could answer questions. (a) conscience (b) conscious
30. 30.Pick the right word: Take a deep ___ before you dive. (a) breath (b) breathe
31. 31.Pick the right word: The ___ of our school spoke at the assembly. (a) principle (b) principal
32. 32.Pick the right word: First we ate lunch, and ___ we played. (a) than (b) then
33. 33.Pick the right word: ___ do you live? (a) Were (b) Where
34. 34.Pick the right word: In the ___, people wrote letters with ink pens. (a) passed (b) past
35. 35.Pick the right word: We had kheer for ___ after dinner. (a) desert (b) dessert
36. 36.Pick the right word: The sky is ___ as the sun rises. (a) lightning (b) lightening
37. 37.Pick the right word: Can I ___ your eraser for a minute? (a) borrow (b) lend
38. 38.Pick the right word: A good captain will ___ the team to victory. (a) led (b) lead
39. 39.Pick the right word: The town ___ decided to build a park. (a) council (b) counsel
40. 40.Pick the right word: They are building a new school on this ___. (a) sight (b) site (c) cite

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